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When a glittering French aristocrat flees to England, she disguises herself as a British governess. England's most formidable spy, hunting her family, finds herself entangled with the runaway aristocrat. Their paths converge amid the chaos of the French Revolution, forcing them to confront secret emotions and dangerous political intrigue in Revolutionary Paris.
First publish date: 2010
Genre: Romance/Historical Romance
Authors: Joanna Bourne
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